'No justifiable reasons':Pep's message to players in front of semi-last
Pep Guardiola concedes the requests of Manchester City's ongoing timetable are troublesome however says that can't be blamed in front of our FA Cup semi-last against Liverpool.
The two groups meet at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, six days on from our exhilarating 2-2 attract the Premier League and only three days after the two sides advanced to the last four of the Champions League.
A much-changed Liverpool side draw 3-3 at home to Benfica on Wednesday, when City played out a swelling goalless draw with Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital.
Guardiola recognized defeating the actual tensions made by this run of should dominate matches will be quite difficult for his players at Wembley, yet says they should adjust.
"A ton," he answered when asked how troublesome this period has been for his crew.
"I have shared with the players that I need no real reasons. We want to go to Wembley and play our game.
"Semi-finals of the FA Cup are generally hard, against this side. Indeed, even with the top players fit and rested.
"I advanced as a director when you show up in the last option stages in all rivalries, you adjust to the timetable. To gripe for a [safety] net, you commit an error.
"What will be will be. It is on the grounds that we are battling for the title. In the event that we are not battling for the titles we would have long weeks.
"I would like to have this contention since we are battling for the titles. I express it with a grin. I'm not surly.
"It's anything but an ideal circumstance, that's what we know. Tomorrow at 3.30pm we will be there to attempt to dominate the match."
Saturday's challenge will be the fifth FA Cup semi-last of Guardiola's residency.
City have advanced to the show-stopper game only once in that period, beating Brighton and Hove Albion on the way to lifting the prize in 2018/19.
Guardiola is satisfied with the consistency his side have displayed to routinely arrive at the business end of the opposition, however concedes we have not created our best structure in this installation.
City experienced a 2-0 loss to Chelsea at this stage last season and the Catalan expectations his side can develop that exhibition this time round.
"In six seasons we are together, we arrived at five semi-finals in the FA cup," he added.
"It is astounding. We have consistency however we didn't play out this well in this game.
"Last season it was very comparative. We qualified for the [Champions League] semi-finals in Dortmund and we had three days to go here to confront Chelsea.
"We were level in the principal half. The final part we attempted to push them yet breaking the guarded arrangement of Chelsea was troublesome. Ideally we can perform better [this time].
"It is an opportunity to arrive at the last of the FA Cup. It is a chronicled cup."
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